Title :
Yb3+-doped silica WGM milled microrod laser
Author :
Gorajoobi, Shahab Bakhtiari ; Murugan, Ganapathy Senthil ; Zervas, Michalis N.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
A fast and versatile fabrication method for high Q milled microrod resonators, directly on rare-earth doped fibers, is demonstrated using a pulsed CO2 laser. Evanescently pumped WGM microlaser with ~9μW output power has been achieved.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; gas lasers; laser cavity resonators; micro-optics; optical fabrication; optical pumping; silicon compounds; whispering gallery modes; ytterbium; CO2; SiO2:Yb3+; Yb3+-doped silica WGM milled microrod laser; evanescently pumped WGM microlaser; fabrication method; high Q milled microrod resonator; power 9 muW; pulsed CO2 laser; rare-earth doped fibers; Microcavities; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA